Los Angeles Times

Price-gouging charges slowly mount after the fires, but some say it’s not enough

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused real estate agent Iman Shaghyan this week of increasing the price of a Beverly Hills rental by more than 30% in the days after the Jan. 7 fires. It’s the fourth ...
The Hollywood Reporter

After Wildfires, Local Prosecutors Crack Down on Price Gouging in Housing Market

L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto says she’s already evaluating 650 complaints. By Gary Baum Senior Writer In a statement, the newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, ...
The Hill

Lawmakers press FTC chair for federal price gouging ban

A group comprised predominantly of Democrats pressed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan this week for more information on how a federal price gouging ban could help “hold bad actors ...
Fast Company

‘Just reported my old landlord’: The internet is naming and shaming L.A. landlords for price gouging during the wildfires

Los Angeles landlords are being named and shamed in an online effort to combat illegal price gouging following Southern California’s historic wildfires. According to Ken Haskett, section chief for the ...
Los Angeles Times

In L.A. County, price-gouging landlords could soon face fines of $50,000

Los Angeles County supervisors want to raise the stakes for post-wildfire price gouging, hammering landlords who dramatically hike rents with fines of up to $50,000. Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and ...
NPR

Residents in hurricane-affected states are complaining of 'price gouging.' What is it?

When disaster strikes or even when it looms, some people try to profit. Attorneys general in Florida and North Carolina say they've received hundreds of complaints of price gouging the days before and ...
The Hill

15 attorneys general call for national ban on price gouging

Fifteen attorneys general called on congressional leaders to support a national ban on price gouging in a letter sent Wednesday. The letter — addressed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) ...
The Florida Times-Union

Over 200 price gouging complaints as Florida residents evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has received more than 200 complaints about price gouging as many thousands of residents prepared to evacuate from Hurricane Milton. As of ...
ABC7

2nd real estate agent accused of price gouging, increasing rent more than 50% after Eaton Fire

GLENDALE, Calif. (CNS) -- The state Attorney General's Office announced charges against a second Southern California real estate agent accused of price gouging by allegedly raising the rental price of ...
Forbes

Harris Says She Will ‘Go After’ Companies Engaged In ‘Price Gouging,’ In First Solo Interview As Democratic Nominee

Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday night in her first major one-on-one interview as Democratic nominee that she is “going to go after” companies that price gouge, doubling down on the ...
WPTV-TV

How much does Florida's price gouging law actually protect you during a hurricane emergency?

WPTV reviewed thousands of price gouging complaints from the AG’s office, stemming from the Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton emergencies in 2024. PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — When a hurricane is ...